PHP - Set A Cookie With Variable Name?

Hi a get a server error with this code, this worked for awhile, now it doesn't work. I use the first part to extract the user name from the url. then parse it to the IF cookie function as a variable for the cookie name. The cookie is placed on another html page and i placed it like this:

<script language="javascript">
document.cookie = "{PROFILE_USERNAME}= 1";
</script>   // this code works perfectly i used php to parser the variable to the javascript function, when i check the browser for cookies, it is placed correctly.

this code i use to check the cookie's name to see if it exists. the variable below is taken from the url, and matches the username above, but when i execute the code i get this error:
Illegal variable _files or _env or _get or _post or _cookie or _server or _session or globals passed to script. can anyone see the problem?

<?php
$url = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'];
$newurl = explode("/", $url);
$profmanager=$newurl[6];
$cook= $profmanager;
if(!isset($_COOKIE['$cook']))
{
        $url2 = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
        $myurls = 'http://'.$url2.'/';     
echo "<META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT=\"0;URL=$myurls\">"; }
else
{
my page code here }?>

// to note when i echo the $newurl[6] it does equal the username.
the first code in on a html page/the javascript above,
// the second code piece is AT THE TOP of a php page.
// if there is a better way, liike matching values instead of the cookie name, i would be keen to see it in action.

Hi girls and boys

I am trying to set a variable if a session OR a cookie has been set, but am unsure on how to write the statement...

if (isset($_SESSION['name'])||isset($_COOKIE['name'])) {$variable = $_SESSION['name']||$_COOKIE['name'];}

Obviously not working there, but just need a pointer here.
any help is appreciated...

I am trying to allow the user to update a variable he chooses by radio buttons, which they will then input text into a box, and submit, to change some attributes. I really need some help here.  It works just fine until I add the second layer of variables on top of it, and I can't find the answer to this question anywhere.

<?PHP require('connect.php'); ?>

<form action ='' method='post'> <select name="id">

<?php
$extract = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM cars");
   
   while($row=mysql_fetch_assoc($extract)){
   $id = $row['id'];
   $make= $row['make'];
   $model= $row['model'];
   $year= $row['year'];
   $color= $row['color'];

echo "<option value=$id>$color $year $make $model</option>
";}?>

</select>

Which attribute would you like to change?<br />
<input type="radio" name="getchanged" value="make"/>Make<br />
<input type="radio" name="getchanged" value="model"/>Model<br />
<input type="radio" name="getchanged" value="year" />Year<br />
<input type="radio" name="getchanged" value="color"   />Color<br /><br />

   <br /><input type='text' value='' name='tochange'>
   <input type='submit' value='Change' name='submit'>

</form>

//This is where I need help...

<?PHP
if(isset($_POST['submit'])&&($_POST['tochange'])){
mysql_query("
   UPDATE cars
   SET '$_POST[getchanged]'='$_POST[tochange]'
   where id = '$_POST[id]'
         ");}?>

Hello all. I am very new to PHP, and I am not sure where to look or what I'm looking for in my current assignment.

My task is to take in two numbers between 0-100. Once I take in that number, it should state beside it "The __ was accepted."
The program should not accept any numbers greater than 100 or any characters.

Once I do this, I must take a second number and do a similar thing.

Finally, I must have a statement show up at the bottom stating which number is greater.

Essentially, I need help in determining what I should use to place parameters, and how I can keep the program from echo ing any statement until input has been taken and tested for parameters.

Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated!

My login script stores the user's login name as $_SESSION[ 'name'] on login. For some unapparent reason, i'm getting errors stating that $user  and $priv are  undefined variables, though I've attempted to define $user as being equal to $_SESSION['name'], using $user to look up the the user's privilege level (stored as the su column ) in the SQL table, and then where the result of the sql query is $priv which is then evaluated in an if statement. I can't seem to figure out why this might not be working.

The code I'm using:

<?php
session_start();
function verify() {
	//verify that the user is logged in via the login page. Session_start has already been called. 
	if (!isset($_SESSION['loggedin'])) {
	header('Location: /index.html'); 
	exit;
	}
	//if user is logged in, we then lookup necessary privleges. $_SESSION['name'] was written with the login name upon login. Privleges   // are written in db as a single-digit integer of of 0 for users, 1 for administrators, and 2 for special users. 
        $user === $_SESSION['name'];
    //Connect to Databse
	$link = mysqli_connect("127.0.0.1", "database user", "password", "database");
	if (!$link) {
  	  echo "Error: Unable to connect to MySQL." . PHP_EOL;
    	echo "Debugging errno: " . mysqli_connect_errno() . PHP_EOL;
    	echo "Debugging error: " . mysqli_connect_error() . PHP_EOL;
    	exit;
        }
        //SQL Statement to lookup privlege information. 
       if ($result = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT su FROM accounts WHERE username = $user", MYSQLI_STORE_RESULT)) {
         //LOOP TO CYCLE THROUGH SQL RESULTS AND STORE Privlege information as vairable $priv.
            while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
           $priv === $row["su"];
            }
        }
        // close SQL connection.
        mysqli_close($link);

 // Verify privleges and take action. Only a privlege of "1" is allowed to view this page. A privlege of "2" indicates special 
//accounts used in other scripts that have certain indermediate additional functions, but are not trusted administrators. 

        if ($priv !== 1) {
        echo $_SESSION['name'];
        echo "you have privlege level of $priv";
        echo "<br>";
        echo 'Your account does not have the privleges necessary to view this page';
        exit;
        }
        
}
verify();
?>